Entries Tagged as ‘Learning Irish as a Foreign Language’

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Máire: Yu Ming is ainm do

Is Síneach é Yu Ming. Tá sé ina chónaí agus ag obair sa tSín, ach tá brón air ansin. Foghlann sé Gaeilge agus téann sé go Baile Átha Cliath in Éirinn. Tá sé ag labhairt Gaeilge ansin, ach ní thuigeann aon duine atá á rá agat. Tá brón ar Yu Ming arís. I teach tábhairne [...]

Monday, November 19, 2007

Irish-language courses in Europe

Apart from Athens, Greece, where else is Irish being taught on the European continental mainland? There are various lists on the internet, some of which seem to be out of date, such as the Daltaí listing and the an even older Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (SMA) list, which in effect is a history of Irish-language teaching [...]

Monday, November 19, 2007

TEG examinations

Adult learners of Irish can now prove their proficiency in the language by taking the new TEG (Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge/The European Certificate in Irish) examinations, which are linked to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework for Language Assessment.
At the moment, the exams are only being offered in Ireland (Maynooth, Donegal, Galway and Cork), [...]